Towards a code of ethics for artificial intelligence /

The author investigates how to produce realistic and workable ethical codes or regulations in this rapidly developing field to address the immediate and realistic longer-term issues facing us. She spells out the key ethical debates concisely, exposing all sides of the arguments, and addresses how co...

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Main Authors: Boddington, Paula
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham, Switzerland :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Artificial intelligence: foundations, theory, and algorithms,
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Summary: The author investigates how to produce realistic and workable ethical codes or regulations in this rapidly developing field to address the immediate and realistic longer-term issues facing us. She spells out the key ethical debates concisely, exposing all sides of the arguments, and addresses how codes of ethics or other regulations might feasibly be developed, looking for pitfalls and opportunities, drawing on lessons learned in other fields, and explaining key points of professional ethics.The book provides a useful resource for those aiming to address the ethical challenges of AI research
Carrier Form: xix, 124 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-120) and index.
ISBN: 9783319606477 (hardback) :
3319606476 (hardback)
Index Number: Q334
CLC: TP18-05
Call Number: TP18-05/B666
Contents: Introduction: Artificial intelligence and ethics -- What do we need to understand about ethics? -- Does AI raise any distinctive ethical questions? -- Codes of professional ethics -- How AI challenges ethics -- Developing codes of ethics amidst fast technological change -- Some characteristic pitfalls in considering the ethics of AI, and what to do about them -- Some suggestions on how to proceed.